Friday, May 29, 2015

Interview & Giveaway with Dawn Crandall

We are pleased to introduce the series to you as the last of three releases: The Captive Imposter.

We hope you enjoy the Q & A to get to know Dawn:

1.What inspired your latest story idea?

Estella Everstone has been someone
I'd written about in my first two books, but since I
write each book from a different character's first person perspective, I'd only
ever seen her through the eyes of others. So once I sat down to get to know her, I found out lots! And above all, it was that she needed someone other than the
man I'd thought she would end up with! I'd always wanted to write a book set at
a resort deep in the mountains of Maine--and the manager of that resort just turned
out to be the perfect hero for my Estella.

2. What is your favorite
characteristic about your story’s hero and heroine?

I would say it has to be their
determination to do what needs to be done. Estella is sent away from her family
to be kept safe. She has no say, but is a willing participant. Dexter
Blakeley's personality oozes responsibility--to the point that he does so much
for the benefit of others without thinking of what he needs. When he sees a
need, he does everything in his power to make things right.

3. Please tell us about the spiritual
theme of your story you hope every reader is challenged by:

The spiritual theme running
throughout the story has to do with being rescued by God. That He wants us,
loves us and knows what is best for us.

4. Jaime & I are coffee addicts.
Erica & Gabrielle are tea lovers. What about you? Coffee or Tea?

I do usually go for my coffee fix,
but I do love tea too! I'm going to have to say BOTH! (As long as there's
plenty of milk and sugar around!

5. Favorite historical movie? Or
mini-series?

I'm going to be completely boring...
yet truthful.

Movie: 2005 version of Pride &
Prejudice

Mini-Series: 2004 BBC version of
North & South

6. While Jaime loves to take selfies,
and Erica loves museums, I love Pinterest and food pics. Share a food pic, a
favorite family recipe, or link us to your latest pin on Pinterest.

I recently came across this really
great photo to symbolize the struggle my current WIP's
heroine {Violet Hawthorne} has as she tries to escape her circumstances along
her twisted path to finding true love. Click the link to view: Escape from Wonderland

7. Always wanted to be an author? Or
surprised your path led you to be published?

I'd always enjoyed creative writing
in school (it was actually the only thing I was good at), and I've thought the
idea of writing a novel was interesting since I was in high school.... however,
I didn't write anything other than what was assigned to me in both high school
and college--and after that, nothing at all. It wasn't until I was married and
in my thirties that my husband found out about it and encouraged me. That's all I
needed. I started my debut novel {The Hesitant Heiress, August 2014} in
2010, went to ACFW in 2011, signed with my agent directly afterwards and signed
my book contract with Whitaker House in 2013. So yeah, more surprised than
anything!

8. Favorite century to read? To
write? To watch on TV or in a movie?

READ: I have a great love for regency
romances! Anything from Jane Austen to Georgette Heyer!

WRITE: My favorite time period to
write is late Victorian/Gilded Age America... but with that same regency feel
to them.

WATCH: Any clean historical romance!

9. Favorite heroine of all time, and
why?

Jane Eyre, because she's written so
honestly and deeply from first person point of view.

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51 comments:

Woo Hoo Dawn Crandall is in the house of CC&C! Dawn, do you have big plans for Summer? Enjoy the release of THE CAPTIVE IMPOSTER. Meg Cabot, Indiana author, of The Princess Diaries. Ladies, have a great weekend.

The Captive Impostor is a great book. You gotta read it if you haven't! I think it's my favorite but they were all great. When is your next book due for release Dawn? Looking forward to that!And by the way, Dawn has the cutest little boy that gets cuter by the day!

Thanks, Gail! The short answer is: I don't know! These three books were the only books I've written so far! And because of the baby, I haven't been as productive in the last two years as I had been during the three years of writing before that! I am working on a few proposals for my agent to start shopping around to publishers though! And I am writing three more Everstone books! ❤️ There just aren't any definite plans right now!

Thank you, Lisa! Have you looked up the first two books in the series? Sorry there aren't any links to my internet pages on the post! I do have pages on Goodreads, Facebook, Amazon, Pinterest and Twitter. :) I'll add them below. ❤️

Dawn Crandall writes long inspirational historical romantic suspense. She has a BA in Christian Education from Taylor University and lives in northeast Indiana with her ever-supportive husband, her three cats [Lilly, Pumpkin and Clover] and their newest addition, a little baby boy.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The first book in the series, The Hesitant Heiress, is now only $3.82 for Amazon Kindle! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I honestly have no idea where most authors hail from. I imagine there are many great authors from Indiana, Dawn being one of the best. I loved "The Hesitant Heiress" and look forward to reading the final 2 books.

Some Indiana authors: Denise Hunter, Jamie Carie, Janet Dean, Karla Adkins, Ramona K. Cecil, James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington, and a very important one who hasn't been published yet but will be - Anne Love (hope these names are accurate) !!

I'm sure I've read books by many authors from Indiana, but the only ones I can think of that I think are from Indiana are Kristy Cambron and Cara Putman. I've been interested in reading your books for awhile, Dawn, but haven't been able to yet.